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[A crazed terrorist stealing a nuke. Ankaia declaring war on earth. Optimus's death, and the withdrawal of the Autobots from earth. Some giant space monster rushing towards the planet. It's been a great time, and so its end finds Jen perched on the edge of Alahambra Base's roof, staring off into the night at a distant city.]
...The hell do you think you're doing, Jennifer...gonna get yourself killed at this rate.
Life ain't a superhero comic...
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Ah, jeez, you heard all that?
[Jen sighs, and looks back out over the landscape.]
...It all feels kinda...too big for me, you know?
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[Alex shrugs slightly, taking a seat next to Jen.]
But we've both got enemies that don't care if we leave, so we're stuck regardless.
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...About that...doesn't it defeat the purpose to be working here?
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[Peola's voice was coming from down below... then there was a sudden flare up of blue before she manages to fling herself up and onto the roof.]
DURF!
[It wasn't a really stylish or graceful one.]
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Jesus, did you have to jump up here like that?
...Do you need a doctor.
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It was that or taking the long way.
[Either way she sets herself down next to the courier.]
I'm fine. Learned fall training from some of the soldiers that helped my Brother teach me how to fight. The trick's making a cushion of ki before you land... its like one of those air bag things.
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[Jen sighs and looks back out across the landscape.]
Bet you're havin' the time of your life with all this...
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What do you mean by I'm having the time of my life?
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It fits.
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[Peola actually looked a little shocked here.]
Is that really what you think I...
I like a good fight sure but not if innocent people get caught up in everything and good people get hurt or killed! I'm not my mother!
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[She doesn't look away from the scenery.]
...Just forget about it.
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[That isn't going to stop Peola from putting a hand on your shoulder and looking distinctly even more worried.]
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True. But if you've got to keep fighting other things to get that protection...Doesn't mean all that much if you just end up dying saving someone else.
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...All my adult life I've been trained to run away from fights, or to just do them long enough to leave...and here I'm stuck trying to save the world in life-or-death battles. Flipping out and trying to straight up murder some asshole, there's that too...
[She picks up a bit of chipped concrete from next to her and throws it off into the distance.]
And you know, I'm pretty okay with that...There's not any problem, as long as everyone comes home happy at the end.
But things aren't like that, are they.
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[Peola's going to do the same. Whether its because she thinks its just an Earth thing to do or just doing it because if feels right its hard to say. Either way the bit of concrete goes sailing through the air.]
Not always. Life doesn't work like that, even back home. But... you held on longer than most people like you probably would I think.
... Do you want to leave?
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Well...I dunno. There's still those VIPER guys to worry about. And I fucking hate that fillyflannel asshole.
I sure as hell don't plan to die for anyone else's sake, if that's what you're asking.
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She chews on a sandwich for a bit, then swallows. "Do you want to go, Jen?"
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...Maybe.
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